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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Dean coordinator to join English faculty

Jessica Lee April 30, 2014

Upper school Dean Coordinator Ryan Wilson will join the middle school’s English department in the fall. As a dean coordinator, Wilson helped seniors with their college application essays and has also...

Trustee, alumnus dies while bodysurfing on vacation

Benjamin Most April 30, 2014

Trustee Norman Sprague ’65 died March 14 while bodysurfing in Costa Rica. Sprague began working as a trustee at Harvard School in 1981 and helped during the merger between Harvard and Westlake School...

The Final Decision

Sydney Foreman April 30, 2014

Jackie Ridgley, The All-Around Having been admitted to Columbia University early decision, Jackie Ridgley ’14 decided to attend the school’s admitted students weekend. There she had the opportunity...

Disney appoints alumnus president

Lizzy Thomas April 30, 2014

ABC News President Ben Sherwood ’81 will be the next president of Disney/ABC Television Group and co-chairman of Disney Media Networks, the company announced last month. Sherwood will replace Ann Sweeney,...

Middle school spring musical to open May 1

Jonah Ullendorff April 30, 2014

The middle school spring musical, "Little Shop of Horrors" will play May 1-3 at 7 p.m. and May 4 at 1 p.m. Students can purchase the tickets online at hw.com/boxoffice or at the bookstore. The show is...

Cut back and don’t take away our fleeting time

Jacob Goodman April 30, 2014

I’m stressed and blah blah blah blah blah. If you’re a senior or junior you already know what I’m talking about: sophomores, just wait a few months and you’ll know too. I don’t think further...

Siemens honors seniors as finalists in challenge

Pim Otero April 30, 2014

Irene Kao ’14 and Henry Jiang ’14 were selected as finalists for the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge March 30. The competition encourages student teams to identify an environmental issue...

Fundraiser to support cafeteria employee

Kelly Loeb April 30, 2014

A bake sale will be held today and tomorrow to raise money for cafeteria employee Oscar Flores who is undergoing treatment for leukemia. "All proceeds are going to Oscar to assist him in paying for things...

Flacks receives award for coaching

Jonathan Seymour April 30, 2014

After being pegged in early February by USA Water Polo to receive the Bill Barnett Distinguished Men’s Coaching Award (Scholastic), head water polo coach Brian Flacks received the award April 7 at the...

Supplementing food

Eojin Choi April 30, 2014

Ever since she was four, Kennedy Green ’14 has taken vitamins regularly, starting with vitamin gummy bears and later switching to multivitamins. When her father told her to drink more milk because she...

Committee to evaluate Civitalks, make changes

Claire Goldsmith April 30, 2014

The Character Education Committee will present its preliminary evaluation of Civitalks to faculty and administrators in order to decide what form, if any, the program will take for next year. The final...

315 new students to enroll for 2014-2015 year

Noa Yadidi April 30, 2014

A total of 315 new students will enroll for the 2014-2015 school year from a total of 1,094 applications across grades 7-11, Assistant Director of Admission Melanie Leon said. Two new students were admitted...

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April 2014